Planetary hours
in Assiut.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:35
- 3♂︎ Mars08:35 – 09:41
- 4☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:48
- 5♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 13:00
- 7☽︎ Moon13:00 – 14:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:19
- 10♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:26
- 11☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:32
- 12♀︎ Venus18:32 – 19:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:32
- 2☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:13
- 5♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:07
- 6☉︎ Sun00:07 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 01:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 02:48
- 9☽︎ Moon02:48 – 03:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:22 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.